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I honestly thought his bike looked good and that he was cutting some nice inside lines but even if it wasn't.... He chose that bike. He allegedly hated the bike that James was willing to ride for free on and he is allegedly making upwards of 5 mil on his total contract.

It doesn't really make since to me that you were really impressed with Barcia, who just raced his 4th Hangtown in the class, while you are questioning Roczen who beat Barcia in the first moto and seemed to be catching him late in the second, all in his very first Hangtown.... Seems like a double standard to me.

James came out and tried to race when he was coming off a long injury recovery, on a bike he hated, on a track he hated, while coming into the season against guys in mid season form. And people gave him shit for that?

Factory bikes aren't charity. Riders who can do something on them are the only ones who deserve to ride them.

Tickle rode today like he did in 2010 for star Yamaha and I was really impressed with it.

I don't know if posting the link is a good idea but thanks.

lame for america.... how can they get two live motos and we can't? Show them on alli sports in America and I am sure that most of us will still watch the nbc sports broadcast too

is this for america too?

Yeah.... such a terrible ambassador... I guess when you put your mind to hating someone, you will hate them regardless of reality.

It's funny how much hype these european guys get and they actually struggle to win.... And then we heard so much negative stuff about Pourcel about how he was out of shape, he couldn't handle the heat, this and that.... and he won all the time. Sounds underrated to me.... I definitely hope he is on factory Kawasaki next year...

they would be my hero but we need to keep this on the DL

Hold up here... When has anyone who has actually worked with him, besides DV who hates him, said that CP was arrogant or pompous or disrespectful.... Seemed like the Transworld guys like him. Seems like GuyB likes him. Seemed like Weigand thought he was a jokester.... Maybe the fans have built up this ridiculous idea of him that isn't true/...